Masabi wins first US smartphone payment system

UK rail mobile phone ticketing pioneer Masabi has won a contract to launch the US’ first smartphone rail ticketing system for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).It is the US’ fifth largest transit agency carrying some some 1.3 million passenger trips each weekday.

The system will allow passengers to buy and display rail tickets on their smartphones across the MBTA’s commuter rail network. It will support iPhone, Android and Blackberry devices and is expected...